Looking up and Reaching Out

This season of life has been a very unexpected one with some amazing highlights and some ridiculous and unexpected challenges. I am working on a blog post to sum up 2011 thus far for me personally, but I can't process it all right now.

Some things just don't make sense and although I know God's plan is bigger than I can fathom, the small pieces of His huge plan that impact me directly can be awful and hard to digest.

I have a friend who is dying of cancer and it is devestating. She is my age....and married....and as quickly as it showed up...it is killing her. She is MY AGE. I keep telling Alex, "That could have just as easily been me, or anyone else we know." She is an amazing person and such a blessing to me. I just can't believe it. I know God is already being used through her story and will continue to be, but right now, we are all just hurting watching her suffer.

Matthew West's song "Strong Enough" gave me some encouragement today and I hope it will bless you as well.


You must
You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through

Well, forgive me
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own

I know I'm not strong enough to be
everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up I'm not stong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough Strong enough
For the both of us

Well, maybe
Maybe that's the point
To reach the point of giving up

Cause when I'm finally
Finally at rock bottom
Well, that's when I start looking up
And reaching out

I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not stong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

Cause I'm broken
Down to nothing
But I'm still holding on to the one thing
You are God
and you are strong
When I am weak

I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

I can do all things
Through Christ who gives me strength
And I don't have to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

Oh, yeah
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not stong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough

Pray with me for my friend Melissa, her husband Jacob, her twin Kristen and the rest of her family. Thank you. I sincerely covet your prayers.